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New York Times:
Obama Gun Proposal to Look Beyond Mass Shootings — A new federal assault weapons ban and background checks of all gun buyers, which President Obama is expected to propose on Wednesday, might have done little to prevent the massacre in Newtown, Conn., last month.
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JustOneMinute, Politico, Washington Monthly, Guardian, Blue Jersey, Outside the Beltway, Daily Kos, The Plum Line, Israpundit, ThinkProgress, Hit & Run, msnbc.com, The Hill and Law Blog
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Paul Waldman / American Prospect:
The NRA Opens Fire — In case you were waiting for the National Rifle Association's reasonable, constructive contribution to our current debate on how best to curb gun violence in America, your wait is over. They are locked, loaded, and ready to bring the crazy.
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Washington Monthly and Lawyers, Guns & Money
New York Times:
Obama Unveils Proposals for Toughening Laws on Guns — WASHINGTON — President Obama called upon Congress on Wednesday to toughen America's gun laws to confront mass shootings and everyday gun violence, betting that public opinion has shifted enough to support the broadest push for gun control in a generation.
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Hit & Run, Outside the Beltway, Crooks and Liars, Talking Points Memo and The Caucus
CNN:
NRA airs new TV ad criticizing Obama on eve of White House gun announcement — Washington (CNN) - The National Rifle Association released a new television commercial Tuesday night charging President Barack Obama of hypocrisy for being “skeptical” about placing armed guards at schools …
Joe Biden / CNN:
Obama announces 23 exective actions, asks Congress to pass gun laws — President Barack Obama announces 23 executive actions on gun control, separately asks Congress to pass gun-control laws — Obama asks Congress to pass laws that would: require background checks on all gun sales …
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The Jawa Report and Shakesville
Jason Howerton / TheBlaze.com:
NRA BLASTS ‘ELITIST’, ‘HYPOCRITE’ OBAMA IN SCATHING NEW VIDEO
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David Taintor / Talking Points Memo:
Obama's 23 Planned Executive Actions On Guns
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The Agonist and The Hinterland Gazette
Washington Post:
Obama unveils gun-control proposals
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Talking Points Memo, Washington Monthly, Wonkblog, The Fix, Right Turn, Wonkette, Althouse and Post Politics
Jacob Sullum / Hit & Run:
How Does the Sandy Hook Massacre Demonstrate the Need for Gun Controls That Have Nothing to Do With It?
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Reuters, The Week and Washington Examiner
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
W.H. Releases Letters from Little Kids Pleading for Gun Control
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Weasel Zippers, Taylor Marsh, The Powers That Be and UrbanGrounds
Katie Glueck / Politico:
NRA ad attacked for including President Obama's daughters
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Addicting Info, Weasel Zippers, The National Memo and msnbc.com
Evan McMorris-Santoro / Talking Points Memo:
NRA TV Ad: Obama ‘Elitist Hypocrite’ Because His Daughters Have Armed Guards
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
NRA Is Simply a Disease on the Body Politic
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The Raw Story, The Week and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Pennsylvania House Republicans Introduce Bill To Rig The 2016 Presidential Election … Earlier this week, Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus endorsed a Republican plan to rig the next presidential election to make it nearly impossible for the Democratic candidate to win the White House …
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Politico:
Why President Obama's gun plan may be doomed — Before President Barack Obama can even launch his campaign-style blitz for new gun control measures, there are strong indications that any comprehensive legislation restricting weapons and ammunition won't even see a vote on the House floor.
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Xenos / Reading is for Snobs:
These Are The People The Wall Street Journal Thinks We Should Have Sympathy For? — The Wall Street Journal had an article providing a fairly thorough breakdown of the new tax policies that will now be in effect due to the “fiscal cliff” agreement reached by congress. The article itself wasn't too bad, really.
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Politico:
Why debt limit must be used to force a balanced budget — This Monday, President Obama again asserted that the country would “default” if Congress did not raise the debt limit. “The full and faith and credit of the United States is not a bargaining chip,” he said at a press conference.
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Daily Kos, Washington Examiner and The Heritage Foundation
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Reuters:
Republicans push alternative to default in debt-ceiling battle
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Washington Monthly, The Caucus, First Read and National Review
Javier Manjarres / The Shark Tank:
Congressman Radel on Possible Presidential Impeachment- “All Options Should be on the Table” — Congressman Steve Stockman from Texas has taken aim against President Obama's forthcoming executive orders that will further restrict gun rights by “eliminating funding for implementation …
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Politico, The Hill and The Daily Caller
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Fox News:
Al Qaeda-linked group holding at least 3 Americans hostage after taking control of Algerian gas field — Jan. 16, 2013: This undated image released by BP petroleum company shows the Amenas natural gas field in the eastern central region of Algeria, where Islamist militants raided and took hostages.AP/BP
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The Jawa Report, Weasel Zippers and Atlas Shrugs
Kathryn Bigelow / Los Angeles Times:
Kathryn Bigelow addresses ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ torture criticism — ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ director Kathryn Bigelow answers criticism of the film's depiction of torture, which she says does not equal endorsement of the tactics. — Kathryn Bigelow. — For a long time, measuring more years …
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Politico, ABCNEWS, The Week and Washington Free Beacon
Macon Phillips / White House.gov Blog:
Why We're Raising the Signature Threshold for We the People — When we launched We the People, none of us knew how popular it would be, but it's exceeded our wildest expectations. Through the past year, interest in We the People exploded and we're closing in on 10 million signatures.
Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Whole Foods CEO says Obama healthcare law is ‘more like fascism’ — The CEO of Whole Foods Market said President Obama's healthcare law is more like “fascism” than “socialism,” a parallel he drew in 2009, to some backlash. — John Mackey made the remark in an interview Wednesday with NPR.
Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life:
Roe v. Wade at 40: Most Oppose Overturning Abortion Decision — Millennials Far Less Aware of Historic Ruling — As the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision approaches, the public remains opposed to completely overturning the historic ruling on abortion.
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George Dvorsky / io9:
How 19-year-old activist Zack Kopplin is making life hell for Louisiana's creationists — For Zack Kopplin, it all started back in 2008 with the passing of the Louisiana Science Education Act. The bill made it considerably easier for teachers to introduce creationist textbooks into the classroom.
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Boing Boing and Little Green Footballs
Jaweed Kaleem / The Huffington Post:
Luis Leon, Episcopal Priest, Will Deliver Obama's Inauguration Benediction, Replacing Louie Giglio — FOLLOW: — Barack Obama , Obama's Inauguration, Religion and Politics, Louie Giglio, Louie Giglio Benediction, Louie Giglio Gay, Luis Leon, Luis Leon Episcopal, Luis Leon Gay …
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First Read:
First Thoughts: Obama set to go big on guns — Obama set to go big on guns... But the opposition will go equally big... NRA — with its new web video — brings a sledgehammer to the fight... Sandy relief passes the House (but with just a minority of the majority)... And that's instructive …
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